1. Start at the trailhead, heading N.
2. 150 ftTurn right onto Ski Ranch Lane, heading E.
3. 50 ftBear left, heading NE.
4. 0.3 miContinue straight onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading NW.
5. 50 ftPass Chinese Catfish Pond.
6. 50 ftPass Lake Angela.
7. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NE.
8. 0.5 miTurn left, heading NW.
9. 50 ftPass Azalea Lake.
10. 50 ftPass Flora Lake.
11. 0.5 miBear left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NW.
12. 0.8 miTurn left onto Summit Lake Trail, heading NW.
13. 0.1 miPass West Lakes.
14. 500 ftTurn left onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading SW.
15. 2.2 miPass Castle Pass.
16. 250 ftSharp left, heading SW.
17. 0.1 miBear left onto Hole in the Ground, heading N.
18. 0.4 miReach Andesite Peak, then turn around and head back the way you came.
19. 0.4 miBear right, heading N.
20. 0.1 miSharp right onto Pacific Crest Trail, heading NE.
21. 2.3 miTurn right, heading SE.
22. 1 miBear right onto Donner Summit Lakes Trail, heading SE.
23. 1.7 miBear right onto Ski Ranch Lane, heading SE.
24. 50 ftTurn left, heading SW.
25. 50 ftArrive back at the trailhead.

Each distance is the walk from the previous step. Tap a step for a map of its junction.

Trail map, photos and weather for this hike: www.ambleway.com/hikes/andesite-peak-chinese-catfish-pond-out-back-11-lakes-19-km